The Powerball jackpot rose to $483 million ahead of Wednesday night's drawing, just one day after someone scored big and won $344 million in the Mega Millions game.

SILER CITY, N.C. (WNCN) — A Powerball ticket sold in Chatham County won a huge prize over the weekend. According to the North Carolina Education Lottery, a ticket purchased at Sunrise Food & Gas on West 3rd Street in Siler City won a $50,000 prize in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing.

A Powerball player just missed a $398 million jackpot — but still has a lot to celebrate in North Carolina. The player bought a ticket that matched all but one number picked in the March 17 drawing, making it worth $50,000, results show. The winning numbers: white balls 11-18-23-38-60, with red Powerball 9.